Massive New Corn Palace Urged To Meet Growing Demand
Mitchell officials call for a monumental permanent Corn Palace to replace the current venue. The 15th annual fall festival drew record crowds with higher receipts, signaling demand for a 6000 seat steel and concrete building for fall festivals winter meetings and spring music events.
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Mitcehil
Corn Palace
Setertary
W.A. Wheeler
Fifth
Main Streets
Mitchell
State U. Dominates Wesleyan In 51 to 7 Victory
South Dakota routed Nebraska Wesleyan 51 to 7 at Dakota Field as Coffey and Ferguson scored early and often for the Coyotes. McCapdlas of Wesleyan was injured. Paulson intercepted a Wesleyan pass to seal the win.
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Vermillion
South “Dakota
Nebraska Wesleyan
Dakota Field
Wesleyan
Dakota
U. S
South Dakota Rooters
Coyote
Verguson
King
U.S. C
Coffey
Paulson
McCapdlass
Mes
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Ames
Shaughnessy
Minesota
Regents to Sue Auditor Over Expense Interpretations
State Auditor Henry B. Anderson of Davison county will be defendant in a suit in the supreme court brought by President A. E. Hitchcock of the state board of regents. The dispute centers on the auditor’s refusal to pay expense accounts from the regents’ meeting during state fair week in Huron, based on his reading of a new law. Action 358 of the session laws prohibits payment of expenses for officials attending political meetings, state fairs, or corn shows.
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Huron
Hitchcock
Supreme Court
Board of Regents
Henry B. Anderson
Davison County
Ig Supreme Court
A. E. ‘Hitchcock
State Board of Regents
State Board
Negro to face double murder charge near Bixby
Joe Reiger a black homesteader near Bixby is held in Perkins county jail charged with the murders of Mrs. Ellen Fox and her 14 year old daughter found dead in their burned home. Evidence includes crushed skulls and gashes. coroner's jury and neighbor disputes noted. Mrs. Fox was respected for developing her claim and a brother in Day county was notified.
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Bison
Joe Reiger
Bixby
Perkins County
Ellen Fox
Reiger
Rieger
Wesleyans and Aberdeen Play Scoreless Season Opener
Dakota Wesleyan opens football with a 0–0 tie against Northern Normal and Industrial at Aberdeen on muddy field. Standouts include Waltz Conyes and Woodward on offense, Capt. Walters Robertson and Martin on defense, with Yankton College next.
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Aberdeen
Dakota Wesleyan
Northern Normal and Industrial School
Hardy
Methodist Warriors
Wesleyans
Waltz
Conyés
Woodward
Wings
Walters
Robertson
Martin
Yankton ‘College
University Field
Wardy
Twenty One Convicts Escape From Sugarland Camp
In Houston Texas twenty one convicts slipped through a vent opening at Sugarland camp bunk house and escaped while sixty others refused to flee. they were later recaptured.
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Houston
Tex
Sugarland Camp
American verse writer jailed for stealing passage on Olympic
Harry Kemp, an American verse writer, was sentenced to 21 days hard labor for stowing away aboard the steamship Olympic. The magistrate urged deportation after his sentence.
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Southamton
England
Harry Kemp
Home Office
Kemp
WES SPRINGS GETS 1914 CONFERENCE OF METHODIST CHURCH
The Dakota Conference Methodist Hospital site vote ended 71 for Mitchell 29 Huron and 5 Redfield. Mitchell chosen with a later unanimous decision. Officers discussed pro rating railroad expenses and special sermons at the 1914 conference.
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Wes, Springs
Conference OF Methodist Church
Presbyterian Synod Chooses Mitchell for 1914 Meeting
The Presbyterian church synod of South Dakota will convene in Mitchell in 1914, unanimously chosen as the meeting place during Groton's thirtieth annual session. Mitchell and Parker both extended invitations. the session will be held a week later due to the Corn Palace. Notables invited include Robert Speer and Lumber Jack Higgins, with plans for visits by Rev H Snyder and Rev Moses Greeze. Dr H M Gage, president of Huron College, is also scheduled to address Mitchell.
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Mitchell
Synod of the Presbyterian Church
Groton
South Dakota
Parekr
Robert Speer
Jack’ Higgins
H. Snyder
Mitchell Church
Moses Greeze
Board of Home Missionary
H. M. Gage
Huron College
Loomis Residents Visit as Corn Palace Week Opens
K Comstock of Seattle returns home after months abroad with sister Miss Alice Comstock. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson of Charter Oak Iowa visit Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. Mills from western South Dakota visits J. P. Taylor. Ward Taylor and family arrive to see friends and the Corn Palace. Mrs. Frank Darmer assists kin in Tripp caring for a sick child.
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K. Comstock
Seattle
Wash
Alice Comstock
Hanson
Charter Oak
Town
Jacobs
Smith
Sanborn
Iowa
Corn Palace
Mills
Davidson Hotel Company Takes Over Widman Property
The Davidson Hotel company, incorporated for 25000 dollars, will run the Widman hotel with a twelve year lease and spend over 10000 dollars on remodeling. J. H. Davidson of St. Paul moves his family to Mitchell to manage the property, with a re opening planned for October 15 and a banquet for business leaders. Rates will be 225 to 3 dollars daily under the American plan.
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Davidson Hotel Company
Widman
J. H. Davidson
St. Paul
Davidson
Mitchell
Boardman
Hunter’s Hot Springs
Mont
Commercial Club
Radisson
Mineapolis
T. J. Spangler
E. B. Noble
Mr. Peoples
Mrs. Noble
Presidents of South Dakota Abstracters Elected at Belle Fourche
The state abstracters association ended a two day meeting in Belle Fourche with a smoker. Elected: President R L Clisby Parker vice president B E Cade Belle Fourche secretary treasurer C E Noel Highmore and executive committee D B Getty Sioux Falls A L Bodley Sturgis Thad Fuller Milbank. Delegates toured Spearfish and Deadwood by auto enjoying scenic sights.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
State Abstracters’ Association
R. L. Clisby
Parker
BE. A. Cade
C. E. Noel
Highmore
D. B. Getty
Sioux Falls
A. L. Bodley
Sturgis
Thad Fuller
Milbank
Spearfish
Deadwood
Burlington
Searfish Canyon
Hotel Keeper Bound Over On Immorality Charge
Claretjce J. Bureh manager of the Savoy hotel was bound over to the circuit court under $1 000 bonds on immorality charges. Two women pleaded guilty during a police raid. Evidence cited by W D Giddings and Rory Wolff noted visits to the hotel during Gorn Palace week. Bureh also faces liquor without license charges.
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J. Bureh
Savoy Hotel
Burch
W. M. Herbert
W. D. Giddings
Rory Wolff
Gorn Palace
Bureh
State Auditor Candidate List Includes James I OConnell
Sully County auditor James I OConnell is among candidates for the state auditor in the primaries held next March. The article notes his candidacy and county role as he seeks the statewide post.
Conference aims to abolish dancing in state schools
The Dakota Conference passed resolutions urging the State Regents to end dancing in state college schools. The meeting also approved consolidating Black Hills Mission records with the Dakota Conference and noted gifts and benevolence totals across districts, including Watertown leading in church fund contributions.
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Ss. D
MM. Kirkbride
Chicago
American Bible Society
Word of God
Kirkbride
Marion S. Sanderlin
W. S. Rowden
W. H. Ringler
Radcliffe
Methodist Church
South Dakota
Black Hills Mission
Board of Regents
Black Hills
Dakota Conference
Watertown
O. FE. Boyce
Home and Foreign Missions
Mitchell District
Harry Lee
Oregon Conference
J. Edwards
N. W. Towa
Kk. J. Fish
Neb
H. W. Minish
N. York Hast
W. J. Waltz
Minn
P. T. Lawson
H. L. Case
F. M. Faith
Minnesota
R. C. McReynolds
Okla
W. BE. Weireuch
C. B. Clark
P. V. Brethorst
F. Tanner
Ff. Redmayne
A. G. Campbell
Appointments Made for Coming Year by Bishop Luccock
Redfield 5. D. The list shows pastors and district superintendents assigned for the year ahead by Bishop Napthali Luccock. It records the expected church leadership changes and new postings within the district.
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Redfield
5. D
Napthali Luccock
Joint rates reduced on two-state railway lines
The state railway orders a twenty percent cut in joint freight rates across different lines within the state. Each road may charge eighty percent of the sum of local rates, with no switching charges when lines are directly connected.
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Pierer
S. D
Patsy O'Neil sells 480 head cattle near Bowdle
Bowdle South Dakota cattle king Patsy O Neil sold 22 carloads of 3 year old steers from the Pierce and Babcock ranch for 8 cents a pound. The herd weighed about 1 373 pounds per head average bringing 109 84 or 52533 50 total. He plans to abandon the ranch and move to California.
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Bowdle
S. D
Patsy
O'Neil
Pierce & Babcock
California
South Dakota
Burkholder to Leave Chamberlain Voices Long News Career
Daniel F. Burkholder of Chamberlain will depart from active newspaper work after decades as editor and proprietor of the Chamberlain Democrat. A pioneer state journalist born in Ontario, he moved to Port Huron as a child and settled in Chamberlain in 1883, later serving as registrar at Gregory and holding several public posts. He is married to Susie Pilger with three grown children.
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Chamberlain
S. D
Daniel F. Burkholder
Gregory
Chamberlain Democrat
Waterloo County
Oontaria
Port Huron
Michigan
S. C
Yankton
Susie Pilger
Peach can explosion nearly takes life in Tea near Sioux Falls
Mrs John Buns of Tea near Sioux Falls narrowly escaped death after a peach can exploded while she capped it. Jagged glass cut an artery and ligaments in her wrist before a family member applied a makeshift tourniquet to halt the bleeding until a doctor arrived.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
John Buns
Tea
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